Template:Var/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Var.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

{{var}} is a front-end for the HTML element <var>, which is used to denote a variable.

Parameters

There are 2 parameters, of which 1 is unnamed and required, and 1 is named and optional.

Syntax

The template's syntax is

• {{var|custom text}}

Required parameter

1

Custom text

The variable you wish to enclose in <var> tags.

Usage

• {{var|1}}

Optional parameter

style

Custom text styling

You can override the default output styling by using this parameter to specify CSS properties with appropriate values.

Note

• When entering the CSS properties and values, use the normal format, separating the property from its value with a colon (:), and ending each property:value pair with a semicolon (;), e.g. css-property-1:value; css-property-2:value; css-property-3:value;. But, don't enclose the entry in double quotation marks ("…"). That is done automatically.

Usage

• {{var|1|style=prop1:valueA; prop2:valueB;}}

Examples

Correct use

Case	What you type	What you see
Basic use	{{var|variable}}	variable
In inline text	If {{var|E}} = {{var|m c2}}, then what is F?	If E = m c2, then what is F?
style	{{var|style=color:green;background-color:#fff0d0;|This variable has been styled}}	This variable has been styled
Wiki-formatting	{{var|You ''can'' '''use''' {{sup|wiki}} <big>markup</big> (italic is preset)}}	You can use wiki markup (italic is preset and can't be inverted)

See also

• {{varserif}}: inserts <var> tags with serif font styling.

• {{abbr}}: inserts <abbr> tags to include a tooltip explanation of an abbreviation.
• {{bdi}}: inserts <bdi> tags to allow for inline changes in text direction.
• {{bdo}}: inserts <bdo> tags, forcing inline changes in text direction.
• {{code}}: inserts <code> tags.
• {{mark}}: inserts <mark> tags, highlighting the enclosed text.
• {{samp}}: inserts <samp> tags.